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Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr. is the retired pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Washington Heights, where he was pastor for 36 years, 1972-2008. He was well known as Barack Obama’s pastor, until Obama denounced Wright’s remarks ahead of the 2008 presidential election after controversy surrounding Wright’s sermons and political activism, especially regarding racism. In May of that year, Obama resigned his membership in the church. Also because of Wright’s comments, Northwestern University rescinded the honorary doctorate of sacred theology it had granted to Wright.

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